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Blogs, Features, News: Breaking the Cycle: Sierra Leone’s Way to Transforming its Food Systems

Blogs, Features, News: Dorcas Mwakoi; How Tanzania Programmatic work is inspiring her

News, Press Releases: AGRA accueille Alice Ruhweza en tant que nouvelle présidente

News, Press Releases: AGRA Welcomes Alice Ruhweza as New President

News: AGRA Board eulogizes past Board Member, Dr Kanayo Nwanze

Blogs, Features, News: Civil society network teams up with AGRA to drive change in Malawi’s Seed System

Blogs, Features, News: Ending Hunger: A Path Forward

Blogs, Features, News: Empowering Africa’s Agricultural Transformation: Insights from Marc Bertin Gansonré

Blogs, Features, News: Meet Lyna: From a Smallholder Farmer to Chairlady of an Aggregation Cooperative

News, Press Releases: AGRA Appoints Alice Ruhweza as next President

Blogs, Features, News: Ethiopia: Reflecting on Agricultural Transformation under CAADP

Blogs, Features: Story of Lucas Caruana

Blogs: World Soil Day: A Landmark First For Soil Health In Mali

Blogs: A Visionary Agripreneur: How Abrhame Endrias and Lersha are Redefining Ethiopian Agriculture

Blogs: AGRA’s Strategic Mission to Somalia: Paving the Way for Agricultural Transformation

Blogs: Cultivating Confidence: The Journey of Innovation and Trust Quincewood has taken on in Tanzania

Blogs: The AAYS Strategy Regional Dialogue Series: East Africa

Blogs: CESSA Leads Collaborative Efforts to Transform Seed Systems in Africa

Blogs: Strategic Pathways for Africa’s Agri-Food Future: How to Scale up Transformation in Time for Kampala 2025

Blogs: Empowering People Living with Disabilities through AGRA Gender Consortium Project

Blogs: Empowering Dreams and Overcoming Challenges in Gatsibo Rwanda

Blogs: African Youth Lead the Charge in Climate Adaptation at COP29

Blogs: Unlocking Africa’s Future Youth, Food Systems, and the Climate Imperative

Blogs, News: Building Resilience in times of Climate Change

Blogs, News: For a Climate-Resilient Food System, Africa must Invest in its Youth; COP29 must be the Revolutionary Moment

News: AGRA to Drive Call for Sustainable, Resilient Food Systems at COP29 in Baku with African Youth Leading the Charge

News: World Without Hunger Conference in Ethiopia

Blogs: Leveraging Youth to Accelerate CAADP Implementation Post Malabo: Side-event Highlights

News: Africa must take advantage of ‘smart’ fertilizer subsidy initiatives to fight hunger

News: Co-Designing Sustainable Solutions for Soil Health and Fertility in the Sahel

News: Unlocking the Potential of Women in Agribusiness: AGRA’s VALUE4HER Initiative in Ethiopia

Press Releases: Poultry Futures Forum to Transform the Region’s Poultry Sector

News: The AGRA-PULA Collaboration in Mali – Innovative Solutions for a Resilient Farming Community in Mali

Blogs, Features: Enhancing Access and Transforming Seed Systems in Ghana.

Blogs, Features: Powering Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation through Partnerships and Resource Mobilizations

Blogs, Features: Enhancing Nutrition in Burkina Faso

Blogs, Features: Ghana is championing resilient nutrient-dense, climate-smart bean varieties

Blogs, Features: Revamping Fertilizer Subsidy Programs: A Path to Enhanced Soil Health and Food Security in Africa

Blogs, Features: Kamotho Njiru: A Kenyan youngster pioneering solutions for farmers

Blogs, Features: A New Dawn for Regional Trade: Launch of the Ethiopia-Kenya Pulse Trade Project

Blogs, Features: Abled Differently Zaharadeen Zailani a Beacon of Hope to Africans Disabled Smallholder Farmers

Blogs, Features: Dr Liston Njoroge on a mission to engender positive social impact through agriculture

Press Releases: AGRA Calls for Increased Investment in Agro-Industrialisation to spur economic growth

Press Releases: Major Global Agriculture Companies Unite to Halve On-Farm Food Losses by 2030

Blogs, Features: Community-Driven Restoration: How the LISTEN Project is Greening Kenya’s Rangelands

News: Youth in Agribusiness: The Inspiring Story of Marie’s Company Producing Premium Quality Processed Food

News: Kigali youth Declaration on Food Systems and Climate Action

News: ASSISTANT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR DINA ESPOSITO

News: Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at the High-Level Presidential Summit of the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 [as prepared for delivery]

News: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 Day 4 Highlights

News: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 Day 3 Highlights

News: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 Day 2 Highlights

News: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 Day 1 Highlights

News: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 Day 0 Highlights

News: AGRA’s Media Panel: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in Reporting Food Systems Transformation

News: Market Structure a Major Challenge for Ethiopian Coffee Sector

News: Tinotenda Mhiko, CEO of Zimbabwe’s ARDA, Wins 2024 Africa Food Prize for Excellence in Agricultural Leadership

News: AGRA Announces the 2024 Women Agri-preneurs of the Year Award Winners at the AFS Forum

News: BETTY KABARA: Why beans are important to child nutrition

News: CALA Equips African Leaders with Strategies to Drive Food System Innovations in a Digital and Climate-Era

News: MSMEs Highlighted as a Force in Building Africa’s Food Systems in the Latest Leading Agriculture Report

News: AGRA at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS) 2024  

News: Ghana develops policy and technical regulation to mitigate effects of Aflatoxin on food security, health and economy  

News: Investing in Community Resilience key to Reducing Climate Change Impacts: Evidence & Action in Ghana

Blogs, Features: Empowering Youth and Smallholder Farmers through AGRA’s Market Access Initiatives in Rwanda

Blogs, Features: AGRA co-host a Workshop on Africa-China Agricultural Mechanization and Digitization Cooperation

Blogs, Features: Data-Driven Revolution: How African Policymakers Can Transform Agriculture

News: AGRA Announces Top 15 Finalists and Judging Panel for the 2024 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA)  

Blogs, Features: Youth in Agrifood Systems 

Blogs, Features: African Policymakers Should Leverage Data and Evidence to Improve the Quality of Policy and Legislative Decisions in Agriculture

News: Be Part of the Plan: Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss in Africa

Press Releases: AGRA Convenes Youth for The YEFFA Program in Malawi, Paving the Way for Youth in Agriculture

News: AGRA Announces CALA Cohort 4 Recruitment

News: Strathmore University & AGRA launch the Strathmore Agri-Food Innovation Center (SAFIC)

Blogs, Features: Day 3 | The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit Day & Nairobi Declaration

Blogs, Features: Key Highlights from Day 2 of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit  

Blogs, Features: What Happened at Day 1 of The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi

News: AGRA at Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit

Features, News: Africa and the Americas seal partnership to restore soils, under an unprecedented bi-regional initiative led by AGRA and IICA

Press Releases: Rwanda to Host the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 and Calls for Radical Transformation of African Food Systems

Features: Let us Partner to Increase Rice Production in Africa by 2030

Press Releases: Expert Panel highlights how youth will be pivotal to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems and unlocking the continent’s job, growth, and health goals through innovative policies

Features: Agnès Kalibata Parmi les 100 Africains Les Plus Influents

Features: The Soil is the Boss, so I Protect it: Lucia’s Transformative Journey with Regenerative Agriculture

News: Healthy and sustainable soil dominates World Soil Day

News: AGRA, GGGI sign MOU to promote food systems in Africa and the Middle East

News: The Commonwealth Secretariat and AGRA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will leverage digital innovations to help transform smallholder agriculture across Africa

News: Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) announces USD 10 billion groundbreaking “Africa and Middle East SAFE Initiative.”

News: Re-Gain: Green Climate Fund and AGRA partner to transform Africa’s food systems

Blogs: The ‘Loss and Damage Fund’ must work for the most vulnerable

Features: Urgent Action and Leadership Critical for Climate Wins

Blogs: Building Africa’s Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

Blogs: Stop losing and wasting food for a Sustainable Planet, People and Climate

Blogs: Harnessing Africa’s Youth Population for Inclusive Growth

Blogs: Fight against climate change calls for significant collaboration

News: How the e-granary is helping improve the livelihoods of farmers in Kenya

News: From Dialogues to Clear Action Plans: Kenya’s Path to Sustainable Food Systems – The 2024-2030 Kenya Food Systems and Land Use Action Plan

Features: We need to do things differently in the fight to overcome Africa’s food insecurity challenges

News: AGRA/CGA Partner to Advance Regenerative Agriculture in Kenya ahead of the Oct-Dec 2023 Rains

Features: Malawian groundnut farmer transitions into global trader in a remarkable three years

Features: Innovative savings program transforms Malawi’s farmers’ lives

Features, News: We Need a Double Pronged Public-Private Approach to Food Security

News: Harnessing Africa’s youth population for inclusive growth

News: Collaboration In Investment And Innovation Is Key To Accelerating Climate Action In Africa

News: Africa’s journey to self-sufficiency: The power of intra-Africa trade

News: How AGRA Plans to Build Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

News: Agtech: A Pivotal Force Driving Climate Change Action in Agriculture

News: Dr Kalibata appointed to COP28 President’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change

News: Born in Rwanda, raised in Uganda as a refugee, Agnes Kalibata is changing African farming

Blogs: Experts Reiterate the Need to Address Food Loss and Waste for a Sustainable Food and Land Use System in Kenya

Features: UN Food Systems Envoy Responds To Climate Inaction

Features: Investment for Resilience in African Food Systems

Blogs: Let’s mentor the youth to tap into Africa’s agro-value chain

News: Tanzania President launches Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, calls for inclusion of youth and women as critical drivers of Africa’s food systems agenda

News: Makueni County points out possible areas for partnership with AGRA, Bayer

Press Releases: Applications are now open for AGRA’s 2023 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards -WAYA

Blogs: The ‘new normal’ in food systems is anchored on gender equality

News: 18 African food systems leaders complete inaugural Advanced Leadership Programme of AGRA’s Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA)

News: Four ways to make 2023 count in the pursuit of resilient and sustainable food systems

Blogs: COMESA Ministers Undertake to Promote the Regional Food Balance Sheet Initiative

News: Tanzania to host the AGRF, Africa’s Food System Forum 2023

News: Increase the consumption of healthy alternative protein

News: Deploying technologies and innovative approaches in collaboration with the private sector is key

News: Tipping the balance on Climate finance and innovation towards African farmers and champions

News: Addressing the data and research gap on the adaptation status of Africa’s food systems

News: Africa’s leaders emphasize urgency of women’s participation in climate adaptation during CoP27 thematic gender day

News: Stakeholders affirm the need for an Urgent Transformation in Food and Land Use Systems (FOLU) in Kenya

Press Releases: AGRA’s President, Dr. Agnes Kalibata feted by Prince Albert II of Monaco

Press Releases: The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 15th Awards Ceremony for Planetary Health

News: National Seed Forum urges government to increase funding for agricultural development

News: China’s Agricultural Policy Digest: Edition #3

Press Releases: AGRA, Barbados Government sign MoU for collaboration on Africa-Americas agri-food system transformation

News: Stakeholders Express Confidence Ghana’s Revised Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan Will Boost Agricultural Production

Press Releases: Nestlé partners with Africa Food Prize to strengthen food security and climate change resilience

Press Releases: Ghana’s Seed Experts Draft New Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan

Press Releases: Press Release: AGRA and Grow Asia enter Collaboration Agreement to drive South-South Cooperation between Africa and Asia

News: Towards zero hunger in Africa: 5 steps to achieve food security

Blogs: Dr. Nwafor: The Green Deal Could Help Address Africa’s Food Security Challenges

News: Agriculture innovations can end cycle of poverty among farmers

News: Kisumu-based youth group wins new John Deere Tractor in business plan competition

News: China’s Agricultural Policy Digest: Edition #2

News: Opinion: Responding to crisis — growing Africa’s food systems

News: Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems – AGRA unveils new strategy to 2027

Press Releases: Press Release: AGRA announces 2022 WAYA awards winners

Press Releases: Press Release: Africa Food Prize Winner 2022 Announced

Press Releases: Press Release: New report calls for urgent action to cushion Africa’s food systems from shocks – AASR

Press Releases: Press Release: Africa’s food systems need to be reimagined – CALA forum to chart ways forward

Press Releases: Press Release: AGRA and GAIN Sign Cooperation Agreement

News: Time to fix seed systems to tackle Africa’s hunger crisis

News: As African farmers struggle to access fertilizers in 2022 due to the commodity price crisis, USAID is mobilizing AGRA and AFAP to support them

Press Releases: AGRA is supporting the Government of Ethiopia in designing approaches to attract investments to boost wheat, rice, edible oilseed, and animal feed value chains

News: Urgent action is needed to improve Africa’s food systems

News: Africa – Americas leaders agree to partner in advancing food system transformation

Press Releases: Malawi Launches Agribusiness Deal Room with a Call for Bold Investments Towards Agricultural Transformation Ahead of the 2022 AGRF in Rwanda

Press Releases: AGRA’s Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA 2022) Top 15 Applicants are Here

Press Releases: H.E President Chakwera Accepts Proposal by AGRA Chair to create Malawi’s Agricultural Transformation Agency

Blogs: The future of agricultural access to finance

Blogs: Lead with local solutions: What I learned while supporting agriculture transformation in Africa

Press Releases: The President of AGRA informed IICA’s Executive Committee that the Americas and Africa are working together to produce more and better-quality food

Press Releases: Ministers of Africa and the Americas to hold first summit to enhance cooperation on agrifood issues

News: Press Release: Former Ethiopia Prime Minister appeals for collaboration in fast-tracking Africa’s food system transformation

News: The lessons learned from the last food crisis – A solution?

News: Africa Dialogue Series: Dr Agnes Kalibata: It’s time to step up Africa’s adaptation plans, for food and nutrition security

News: AGRA supports Nigeria Strategic Food Reserve team in benchmarking tour of Kenya

News: Protecting Food Systems in Kenya: Farmers in need of policies to cope with drought

Blogs: Digitally Enabled Farm Mechanization Aligns Incentives to Revolutionize Smallholder Livelihoods

Press Releases: Press Release: Communique on AGRA Board Member H.E. Jakaya Kikwete’s visit to Mozambique

News: AGRA and Microsoft extend their partnership to support digital agricultural transformation

Press Releases: AGRA at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Press Releases: AGRA President, Dr. Kalibata, appointed to high-profile Climate Overshoot Commission

Press Releases: AGRA’s Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture Opens Application Window for Second Cohort of Advanced Leadership Programme

News: AGRA,USDA partner to improve food and agricultural systems for farmers

Press Releases: A supportive enabling environment, promoting climate smart agriculture, and increase in farm productivity, top agriculture SMEs’ wish list in the 2022 Africa Agribusiness Outlook Report

Press Releases: Press Release: AGRA signs MoU with USDA to improve food and agricultural systems for farmers

Press Releases: Press Release: AGRA bolsters Board with six new members

News: 5 Ways to Avert the Global Food Security Crisis

News: Two agencies partner to support climate-smart agriculture globally

News: Female leaders want women’s role prioritised in climate change fight

Press Releases: AGRA launches 2022 Women Agripreneurs of the Year awards

Press Releases: Malawi government recommits support, grants diplomatic status to AGRA

Press Releases: AGRA mobilises support to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change

Press Releases: AGRF 2022 Summit to be held in Rwanda

News: Fast technology adoption to transforming Tanzania’s agriculture – Kikwete

Press Releases: Bank of America invests in the ABC Fund

Press Releases: John Deere, AGRA and Mascor launch youth SME Contest

News: PIATA Evaluation Report

News: New book shows how combined support to farmers in Tanzania boosted impact

News: President Kikwete hails increased agro-led industrialisation-drive momentum fuelled by PIATA support

News: AGRA and Kofi Annan Foundation roll out initiative to tackle malnutrition

Press Releases: Don’t slow down on agricultural production gains: Kikwete

News: Former President Kikwete kicks off tour of agriculture projects

News: The future of Africa’s food security needs a new consensus with smallholders

News: AGRA supports validation of sustainable food systems

News: To Make COP27 Climate Summit Matter, Focus On Local Action

News: Study credits climate, not genetics, for bumper US corn crop

News: Driving Agricultural and Food Transformation in Africa: Toolkits by AGRA and TBI to Strengthen State Capacity

News: Crop insurance: A game changer in Ghana

Blogs: African, American leaders agree to cooperate on agricultural and food systems transformation strategies

News: Ministers of Agriculture of Africa and the Americas launch common agenda focusing on innovation, environmental sustainability and profitability of family farmers

News: What it will take for Africa’s agrifood systems to thrive

News: Water management and technology can stave off worst effects of climate change

News: Regaining the momentum in Africa’s Inclusive Agricultural Transformation journey

News: A merry-go-round journey from Sh2000 contribution to a Sh40 million business

News: Komboka rice to put in check cheap imports that thrive on the name of pishori variety

News: Where mobile phones are providing village specific farming extension services

Blogs: Radio show enlightens Malawi’s farmers on seed authentication to save them from fake seed

Press Releases: New Report Sheds Light on African Agri-Food Industry Organizations (AFIOs)

News: Unlocking the full potential of Tanzania’s smallholder farmers requires concerted efforts to mitigate against climate change

News: After COP 26, Africa needs climate financing and leadership

News: Women group grows grains business into regional outfit

News: Kenyan farmers use water harvesting to counter climate change effects

News: Safe Food Systems: “Ufukwe” a Household Maize Meal Brand in Tanzania

News: Amplifying Youth Voices to Grow a Food Secure Future

News: Why the world’s biggest agribusiness player needs more support to tackle climate change

News: Enabling food and nutrition security in drylands – ICRISAT

News: How do we build on the gains made so far to eradicate hunger?

News: AGRA Board Chair: There is urgency for Africa to actively participate in fighting climate change

News: Leaders outline priorities for second phase of AFR100

News: Why the world’s biggest agribusiness player needs more support to tackle climate change

News: AGRA President Receives Prestigious Plant Breeders Award for Her Dedication to Africa’s Agri-food Transformation

News: Africa’s Second Plant Breeding Conference Kicks Off in Rwanda

News: AGRA Board Chair to Speak at the Nigerian Economic Summit 2021

News: The Role Of AGRA In National Systems Development In Developing Countries: The Case Of AIF’s ‘On Cob Model’ In Post-Harvest Handling And Marketing In Rwanda.

News: It Is Time That Rural Women Get The Attention They Deserve

News: The Role of VBAs is Crucial to Vision for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation, says AGRA President

News: Barriers: Unlocking women participation in food trade

News: Youth involvement in agriculture crucial to ensuring Food Security

News: A food-secure Africa needs contribution from all

News: Nine harvests remaining for Africa’s food systems to reduce poverty, feed the continent, mitigate climate change

News: Defining the Path Towards Adaptive, Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems: AGRA at the AGRF 2021 Summit

News: Poor rice field devt affecting production — Study

News: Rwanda on the Path to Self-Sustainability with Improved Seed for Major Crops

News: Commitments emerging from 15 National Pathways by African leaders highlighted the work of AGRA and the AGRF at the UN Food Systems Summit

News: Towards Food Systems and Resilience: AGRA at the AGRF 2021 Summit

News: A food-secure Africa needs contribution from all

Press Releases: AGRA President, USAID Administrator Discuss Ways to Foster Stronger Food Systems in Africa

News: Africa’s Green Manufacturing Crossroads: Choices for a Low-carbon Industrial Future

News: We need integrated approach to improving food security – AGRA Ghana country manager

Press Releases: Africa’s Food System Stakeholders Highlight Priorities Ahead of New York Food Systems Summit

Press Releases: Press Release: Africa’s first center for excellence for developing quality seed of improved varieties

Press Releases: ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize

Press Releases: Africa Agriculture Status Report 2021 Unveiled at AGRF Summit in Kenya

Press Releases: Agriculture stakeholders plan sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa

News: Food systems: seven priorities to end hunger and protect the planet

News: Breaking the Barriers to Trade for Stronger Food and Nutrition Security

Press Releases: Former Tanzania President H.E. Kikwete Set for High Profile Meeting with Uganda President H.E. Museveni

News: Scientists Discuss Strategies for Sustainably Transforming Africa’s Agricultural Landscapes in AGRA webinar

Press Releases: Press release: Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture Launches Inaugural Leadership Programme with Virtual Leadership Forum

News: Africa’s Scientists, Entrepreneurs Highlight Strategies for Quickening Agricultural Transformation

News: New e-verification platform poised to revolutionize farm input certification in Tanzania

News: Time to build back better through small-scale farming

News: Tanzania Ready to Participate in UN Food Systems Summit

News: Role of digital agricultural tools during pandemic

News: Village startups battling the fraudulent seed market in Kenya

News: Agro-ecology? Regenerative Agriculture? Sustainable Farming? Which way forward for sub-Saharan Africa?

News: Why AGRF Summit is important in agriculture transformation agenda

News: Africa’s smallholder farmers are the linchpin to economic success

News: OPINION: Land rights for small producers: a critical solution to the world’s food systems

Press Releases: H.E. Kikwete Urges African Leaders to Support Private Sector Involvement in Agricultural Transformation

Press Releases: Former Ethiopia PM and AGRA Board Chair Declares Tanzania a Potential Breadbasket for Africa

Press Releases: Food Trade Coalition for Africa Meets in Ghana for General Assembly to Deliberate on Policy, Food Trade and Nutrition Security

News: Yes, Africa’s journey to be food secure is on course, but slow

News: Former Ethiopian PM and AGRA Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn in Tanzania for high-profile conversations on food systems transformation

Press Releases: AGRF stakeholders calls for strong leadership as Africa defines its vision for the future of food systems in the upcoming AGRF 2021 Summit in September

News: Former Ethiopia PM Engages Africa’s Presidents in Dialogue on Food Systems Transformation During Trans-Africa Tour

News: FEPSAN raises over N14b to produce raw materials for fertilizer production

Press Releases: Former Ethiopia PM Dessalegn to Meet Burkina Faso President Kabore, PM Dabire for Discussions on Food Systems Transformation

News: Green value chains offer smallholder farmers in Africa’s drylands a more sustainable future

News: Kenya’s warehouse receipt system key to income increases for farmers

Press Releases: Former Ethiopia PM Winds Up Ghana Visit

News: Transforming rural agriculture through technology and innovation

News: AGRA launches fourth edition of the Agribusiness Deal Room

Press Releases: Former Ethiopia PM and AGRA Chair Dessalegn meets Ghana’s H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on agriculture transformation in Ghana

Press Releases: Former Ethiopia PM urges Africa’s leaders to prioritize agriculture in accelerating food security, poverty eradication

Press Releases: Former Ethiopia PM arrives in Ghana to urge leaders to prioritize agriculture in accelerating food security, poverty eradication

News: Commercialization expands regional trade opportunities for East African farmers and SMEs

News: Africa Can Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production

News: ‘Uber’ for farm machines keeps tractor owner busy

News: New Training Modules for Training on Fall Armyworm Control Released

News: Agricultural productivity must improve in sub-Saharan Africa

News: Last PhD cohort funded by AGRA graduate from African Centre for Crop Improvement

News: AGRA and UNDP host training on Resilient and Sustainable Food Value Chain Development

News: Condolence Message from the AGRA Board Chair On The Death Of Linah Mohohlo, Member Of AGRA Board Of Directors

News: VALUE4HER platform boosts women in agribusiness

Press Releases: CROPIN-AGRA Partnership Taps Into Digital Technologies To Boost Africa’s Extension Service Coverage

News: DR Congo insecurity, Tanzanian rice, stifling market for Ugandan farmers

News: Catalysing and sustaining an inclusive agricultural transformation: Experiences and lessons from Nigeria

News: Kenya’s Dryland Farmers Embrace Regenerative Farming to Brave Tough Climate

News: Agric Minister touts AGRA as true, dependable partner

News: Food Security Receives a US$ 3 Million Boost

News: AGRA announces partnership with Aceli Africa to support African agribusiness SMEs

News: Smart farming boosts harvests, protects climate

News: AGRA adopts a policy for environmental and social protection

News: The quest for an Inclusive Agricultural Transformation: My AGRA story

News: AGRA and partners launch new Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) to support agriculture sector leaders and country-level priorities

News: My Journey with AGRA: The WACCI Story

News: Using data and performance to solve the access to finance challenge for agri-SMEs

News: Support to governments critical for increasing farmers’ reach

Blogs: Harvesting potential: bolstering government efforts to reach Africa’s farmers

Press Releases: PAFO and AGRA sign a memorandum of understanding to support smallholder farmers

News: How Africa can rebuild through agriculture

Press Releases: AGRA Re-affirms Support to Malawi in Achieving an Inclusive Agricultural Transformation

News: Enabling Ghana’s private seed sector

News: Farming-Specific Loans Help Tanzania’s Smallholders Increase Productivity

News: AGRA engages Chakwera over inclusive agricultural transformation in Malawi

News: Dr Jane Ininda – A Village Girl Who Became a Leading Seed Scientist

News: Press release: Africa seeks the cooperation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the areas of export development, soil recovery and reforestation

News: Support for smallholder farmers key to ending hunger in Africa, says AGRA President

News: Bankability metrics bridge the language between lenders and Agri-SMEs

News: Tanzania: Stories from #WomenInAg

Press Releases: AGRA hosts African Women Leaders to Discuss How Women Can Drive Equality and Transformation in Africa’s Agriculture and Food Systems

News: Mali: Mah Sidebe, Woman entrepreneur from Senour, Mali.

News: Women Are the Future of Africa’s COVID-19 Recovery

News: Agro expert calls for greater use of Chinese knowledge, tech in agriculture in Africa

News: AGRA Supports Creation of a Vibrant Seed System in Rwanda: Rwanda Agriculture Yearbook 2020 – 2021

News: How digitalization can help strengthen food systems in Africa

News: AGRA’s International Women’s Day pre-event fosters partnerships between women agri-entrepreneur networks and country agri-food actors

News: KENYA: Village-based Advisor helping farmers improve yields and increase incomes

News: MALAWI: The case of Tiwonge Rose Harris Investments – Agro dealership Hub Owned by Rosemary Kalua

News: NIGERIA: Unleashing the power of women in agriculture

News: SciDev: Q&A: Women must ‘do the hard stuff’ to stand out

News: Kenya ranked second in Africa for Enabling the Business of Agriculture

News: Launch of an online SME Resource Bank to help agribusinesses raise fund

News: VALUE4HER hosts Dr. Agnes Fasehun of SwanCape Ltd at TalkCorner

News: Agricultural Policy Actions for Building Back Better: A COVID-19 Mitigation Supportive Mechanism

News: SABC News: UN FAO estimates that Africa loses about 4 billion dollars worth of food production

News: Tanzania: Unlocking sustainable growth through improved fertilizer policies

News: Fertiliser usage increases under Planting for Food and Jobs

News: Agribusiness Deal Room 2020 report

News: Feeding the cities to build the continent – Reflections and Outcomes of the AGRF 2020 Summit

News: Entrepreneur explains the ups and downs of building a seed company in Ghana

News: Feeding the cities to build the continent – Reflections and Outcomes of the AGRF 2020 Summit

News: Africa Food Prize 2021 Nominations now open

News: How co-ops help Tanzania farmers feed Kenya

News: Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments

News: Scientists develop sustainable Fall Armyworm management

News: Tanzania: Major Inputs Stimulus to Boost Small Scale Farmers

News: Helping small businesses build financial resilience

Blogs: COVID-19 won’t leave us alone, but we can beat it through trade

Blogs: Africa: How The Digital Revolution Can Help Level The Playing Field for African Women in Agriculture

Blogs: Choice and Opportunity for African Farmers Will Transform Africa

Blogs: CNBC Africa: Dr. Kalibata – We must give women a chance to build back a better food system

News: CGTN: Vanessa Adams, AGRA VP – Agribusiness Outlook Report 2020

Blogs: We have no time to lose to put an end to hunger in Africa

News: October Edition: Food Security Monitor Report

News: The East African: We cannot deny African farmers access to technologies that increase yields

News: CNBC Africa: Assessing Africa’s preparedness in handling food systems shocks

News: Binta Yahaya Benefits from Improved Maize Seed Varieties and other Farm Inputs

News: WOMEN SMEs and COVID-19: AGRA Survey Report

News: CNBC Africa: AGRA President Agnes Kalibata on how to improve food security in Africa

News: On ne peut pas copier ce qui est fait en Chine ou au Brésil pour l’appliquer en Afrique – Fadel Ndiame, AGRA

News: A New Home for Value4HER Connect! Unveiling Africa’s First Women in Agribusiness Digital Market Place

News: Agribusiness Deal Room at AGRF sees Presentation of Investment Opportunities Worth Over US$ 4.7 Billion

News: Opinion: A Global African Agriculture Forum

News: Africa Agriculture Status Report 2020

Press Releases: Press Release: AGRF 2020 Concludes with Call for Greater Focus on Urban Food Markets, Providing More Sustainable Food Supplies Across Africa

News: AGRA’s Greatest Achievement Has Been to Give Farmers Choices – Andrew Cox

News: AGRA President Dr. Agnes Kalibata spoke to CGTN Africa about the AGRF2020 theme

News: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture

News: CNBC Africa: Dr. Apollos Nwafor – how stronger markets could shape agriculture in Africa

News: CNBC Africa: Aggie Konde – How to build resilient agricultural systems in Africa

News: CNBC Africa: Francois Nsengiyumva – Finding solutions to agriculture challenges faced by African farmers

News: CNBC Africa: RDB CEO on investment opportunities in Rwanda’s agriculture sector

News: CNBC Africa: William Asiko – Finding innovative solutions to Africa’s agriculture challenges

News: CNBC Africa: Unpacking the 2020 African Agriculture Status Report

News: The 2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report unveiled

News: African Youths urged to join Agricultural sector to help the continent to develop faster

News: Rwanda TV BIG Q: AGRA Chair H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn on AGRF Virtual Summit

News: President Kagame meets AGRA Chair Desalegn & AGRA President, Agnes Kalibata ahead of AGRF Summit

News: Helping Africa Build Resilient, Equitable, and Sustainable Food Systems – AGRF 2020

News: Agnes Kalibata: Fixing the world’s food systems is a problem we must solve together

News: Africa can feed the world, says AGRF MD Debisi Araba

News: AGRA Policy Brief: “Building Resilient Agriculture Systems”

News: Multiple shocks are disrupting agricultural farming systems in sub Saharan Africa

News: Integration and scale: Transforming the livelihoods and lives of smallholder farmers in Africa

News: Eliminating food importation by training local women on rice processing techniques

News: Empowering Youths through Safe Pesticides Application Techniques

News: AGRA’s intervention has helped transform the Rice value chain in Kaduna State, Nigeria

News: SEEDCODEX is boosting crop productivity by tackling counterfeit seeds in Nigeria

News: Virtual press briefing: It is time to stop hunger from becoming deadlier than the virus – Experts

News: AGRA Webinar: Securing the 2020 cropping season in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic

News: Rural Farmers Marvel At New Fertilizer Blends

News: Local Farmers Crucial In Determination And Roll Out Of Area Specific Fertilizers

News: Creating A New Breed Of Seed Producers In Malawi

News: Hub Agro-dealerships: Creating Wealth And Knowledge For Small Scale Farmers In Malawi

News: AGRA’s head of Partnership Jennifer Baarn joins new Commission on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification

News: COVID-19 AND WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE CALL TO ACTION

News: Nestle, AGRA And Sahel Grains Promote Youth Excellence In Agriculture

News: Urban agriculture: A viable safety net for the urban poor during times of crisis?

News: Rwanda Finalizes Plans To End Seed Imports By 2021

News: Training On Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) With Abubakar Rufai

News: Treasury to inject Sh1.5bn into AFC for on-lending

News: Building Food Security During the Pandemic

News: Finding gold in groundnuts

News: Multiple crises threatens to reverse the good crop harvests prospects in Africa – Report

News: Rwanda on course to become self-sufficient in seed supply

News: Tackling COVID-19’s effect on food supply chains in Africa

News: COVID-19 impact on our Food Systems with Dr. Agnes Kalibata

News: The e-Granary: What to consider when implementing digital solutions for rural farmers

News: Allowing money to work for farmers: Case of Umati Digital Finance Ecosystem

News: How digital payments simplify cash-flow for African rural economies

News: Why China Needs to Do a Better Job in Monitoring and Evaluating Its Agricultural Development Projects in Africa

News: Valério Vicente: The VBA that mastered aggregation and sales of maize

News: Sebastião Jaquisson: From VBA to Agro-dealer

News: Zito Impiro: VBA that grew through its network of farmers

News: Rafael Fazenda Muramua: From cotton farmer to Agrodealer

News: COVID-19 should not lead to food crisis in Africa: Smallholder farmers are our lifeline

News: Ensuring Food Security in the Era of COVID-19

News: Farmers’ lives transformed through improved access to agricultural extension services

News: Rediscovery of a once neglected but now productive venture of agriculture

News: Agriculture produces a new dream for youth farmer in Kiambu County

News: Rebirth of agriculture as an attractive income-generating venture in Kiambu County

News: Village-based Advisors show thousands of Kiambu farmers how to become food secure

News: Partnerships aim to rebuild Kenya’s agriculture extension services

News: Gold that comes with groundnuts farming

News: Rice production increases in Northern Ghana

Videos: Rice production increases in Northern Ghana

News: High-yield maize promises season of plenty for South Sudan

News: Dans la commune de Ségou au Mali, une mère et sa fille gèrent une entreprise semencière très florissante

News: Widowed farmer finds hope on farm radio information

News: Improving distribution through Village Based Advisors

News: A barrier breaking woman challenging the business landscape in Ribáuè

News: AGRA Supports South Sudan to Release First Ever Hybrid Maize Variety

News: Seeds for Impact Program announces competition winners

News: An innovative partnership helps smallholder farmers unearth green treasures from the soil

News: OPINION: Time to mend our relationship with food

News: Svalbard Global Seed Vault Receives Big Seed Deposit

News: Nigeria: Advocating for the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) law

News: Africa Must Innovate its Food Systems in Order to Beat Hunger and Poverty

News: EU-Funded Agricultural Development Institution CTA Confirms Closure By End Of 2020

News: ANALYSIS-Climate change opens up ‘frontier’ farmland, but at what cost to the planet?

News: MIX and SCOPEinsight launch partnership with AGRA to address key obstacle constraining agricultural businesses

News: Ethiopia: Ministry Waives Duties on Agricultural Machinery

News: African Union launches the second Biennial Review Report detailing Africa’s agricultural implementation status – 36 countries have made tremendous progress from the first cycle

News: Ghana Standards Authority educates public on standard practices

News: Opinion: For humanitarian food interventions in Africa, engage the private sector

News: New $500m impact investment platform launched

News: EAC Seeks to Boost Domestic Rice Production

News: A New Nature-Based Food and Land Use Economy

News: Can collective action cure what’s ailing our food systems?

News: How are Ugandan farmers adapting to climate change?

News: Value addition key to unlocking Africa’s economies – experts

News: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Appoints AGRA President Dr. Agnes Kalibata as his Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit

News: Advocating alliances for agricultural transformation

News: China’s agricultural practices can effectively help Africa – Desalegn

News: For farmers, climate change brings a winter of discontent, especially in Africa

Press Releases: ABC Fund makes first investment, backing cocoa cooperative in Côte d’Ivoire

News: Rice Processor Transforming Women Farmers Lives in Ghana

News: A fertiliser mix that works for the soil

News: Inclusive partnerships point the way to productivity with profits for smallholder farmers

News: Chinese and African Agriculture Have a Lot More in Common Than Most People Think

News: Smallholders feel the heat of climate change

News: Dr. Kalibata on how Africa can eradicate hunger by 2030

News: Act now to avert food shortage, experts challenge Africa

News: China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation in Mozambique

News: Agro-dealer partnerships transform smallholder farmers into profitable ‘business units’

News: The one million mark: Farmer demand for post-harvest technology on the rise in Tanzania

News: Nigeria enacts a fertilizer control law, and AGRA is proud for being part of the process

News: Farming by Choice Will Drive Africa’s Food Security

News: Sustainable Use of Fertiliser Key to Africa’s Food Security

News: Financial Inclusion for farmers: the untapped market

News: Help small holder farmers access markets for their produce – AGRA VP

News: Media article right about soil health, but there is more on the ground

News: Tackling declining food production and poverty in populous western Kenya

News: Expanding Rural Finance with Public-private Partnerships in East Africa, Retraining Loan Officers in West Africa

News: Stakeholders Target 3.9m Farmers For Insurance Package

News: Solar-powered community radio aids farmers in South Sudan

News: Improved farming practices give farmers hope of a brighter future

News: A Uniquely African Green Revolution Is Happening: Evidence From The Southern Highlands Of Tanzania

News: Windows of opportunity sustained through the dissemination of improved maize varieties and farming practices

News: Farming gives a head start for youths in Gatundu

News: Improved agriculture propels farmers towards lofty dreams

News: Food security symposiums in Des Moines, Ghana aim for green revolution in Africa

News: Ghana’s farmers are using drones to boost crop yields – here’s how

News: Study to find ways to make farming profitable for SMEs

News: Statement by AGRA President at the UN Climate Action Summit

News: Agriculture flagship programmes blazing a trail

News: AGRA partners with Tony Blair Institute to catalyse Africa’s agriculture transformation

News: With sound policies, Africa can feed the world

News: UN urged to prioritise food security as Africa warns of climate emergency

News: NASC to revitalise the seed sub-sector in Nigeria

News: StarTimes committed to supporting agricultural transformation in Africa

News: Contributing Resilient Maize Hybrids for Plant Breeding Success

News: Linking agribusinesses to investors at the African Green Revolution Forum

Press Releases: Africa’s Premier Agriculture Forum Secures $500 Million for Young ‘Agripreneurs’, More than $200 Million in Agribusiness Venture Capital, and Major New Efforts to Advance Digital Farmer Services

News: AGRA joins forces with The Nature Conservancy to fight environmental degradation

News: The hidden middle: bringing Africa’s SMEs into the light

News: AGRA signs MoU with Burkina Faso to renew support for the Country’s Agribusiness plans

News: Seed producers schooled on hybrid maize seeds

News: East African Community countries asked to help farmers access markets

News: Former Ethiopia Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn Succeeds Mr. Strive Masiyiwa as AGRA’s Board Chair

News: Cultivation on the continent

News: Focus on agriculture to reap benefits of AfCFTA – Ghana urged

News: Kaduna to establish agric e-library to boost food production

News: 2019 Potato Regulations: A New Dawn for Farmers

News: AGRA commends Tanzania agriculture, calls for upping the game

News: Agricultural input dealers want government to leverage technology

News: A grain of rice that matters

News: AGRA’s 2018 Annual Report A Green Revolution in Africa: A fitting tribute to its visionary founder

News: Malawi’s ministry plans area specific fertilizer trials

Press Releases: AGRA Supports Kenya to Develop and Launch New Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy

News: How digital technologies can help Africa’s smallholder farmers

News: Tribute to Bob Collymore, Safaricom CEO

Blogs: A chat with the Africa man at the Financial Times

News: Collective Small Scale Farmer owned Warehousing – The Key to Cutting Paddy Postharvest loss

News: Improved Maize Varieties : A Tanzanian’s Journey of Adoption

News: AGRA Linkages Building Ag Industrialization Momentum in Tanzania

News: AGRA’s support fueling agricultural transformation in Tanzania

News: Creating Business Opportunities for Women Farmers in Tanzania

News: Sixth-Generation Dutch Seedsman Wins $250,000 World Food Prize

Press Releases: Nestlé and AGRA Partner to Support 2,000 Young Agriculture Entrepreneurs in West Africa

News: Scale and collaboration key to a resilient Africa

News: Dr. Agnes Kalibata Receives McGill University’s Honorary Doctorate

News: Op-Ed: It is time to create positive disruption in Africa

Press Releases: Generation Africa: Inspiring young Africans to become Agri-Food entrepreneurs

News: Time for multiple sectors to fight aflatoxin in Africa

News: Former Ethiopian Prime Minister, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn on calls for Africa to have its own green revolution

News: “Thanks to this new maize, I am the proud owner of a mobile phone!”, says 80-year old Grandma

Press Releases: AGRA, UPL partnership to increase smallholder farmers’ access to yield enhancing technologies

News: Corteva Agriscience partners with AGRA to boost Ethiopia farmers’ productivity

News: Agriculture flagship programmes blazing a trail

News: PROFIT programme driving financial inclusion for Nyandarua farmers

News: AGRA and Atlas AI partner to promote food security and agricultural transformation

News: Dr. Kalibata in conversation with DFID discussing progress in agriculture across the continent

Press Releases: AGRA President Dr. Kalibata receives global science award

News: Why co-operatives should work as business entities

News: AGRA sponsored PhD researcher investigates groundnut disease

Blogs: Ghana Intensifies Bid for Eradication of Aflatoxin-Related Losses from Agricultural Value Chains

Press Releases: AGRA President Dr. Agnes Kalibata to Receive McGill University’s Honorary Doctorate in June 2019

Press Releases: Ahead of the 2019 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Africa Urged to Embrace Digital Technologies to Improve its Agriculture

Press Releases: New Partnership to Boost Food Security in Africa by Use of Artificial Intelligence

News: The humble sweet potato can help power Africa in the face of climate change

News: Hope in South Sudan as AGRA joins international community to plant a seed of peace

News: Africa’s farmers urgently need climate-proof investment for food security

Blogs: Agricultural technologies enable farmers to shift the business of agriculture from subsistence to profit

News: US$5m SIPMA project to benefit 143,000 smallholder farmers

News: Farmers are smart and want to become businessmen

Blogs: Seed System Development multiplies staple crop productivity for smallholder farmers in Nigeria 

Blogs: Targeted Investments Support Market Entry for Women Rice Processors in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Blogs: Beyond the Bumper Harvest: Kaduna’s farmers embrace business with a difference

Blogs: Open for Business: Nigeria Tackles Youth Unemployment through SME and Agribusiness Development

News: Closing the gender gap in agriculture can improve productivity by 30%

News: A Tale of Two Tractors…and what happens when you include women

News: Subsidies, Public-Private Engagements in Input Supply, Key to Improved Agricultural Productivity in Africa

News: Post-harvest technologies save food and raise farmer incomes

News: Zim’s tech company launches Uber-type app for tractors

Press Releases: Innovative impact fund to create jobs for rural youth in developing countries

News: Big data project increases Ugandan smallholder yields, incomes by 70%

News: AGRA Adopts Environmental and Social Management System for Enhanced Sustainability and Environmental Outcomes

Press Releases: Dr. Agnes Kalibata to Receive National Academy of Sciences’ Public Welfare Medal – Academy’s Most Prestigious Award

News: Stronger policy structures critical for Africa’s agro-economic revival

News: Dr. Kalibata on a mission for a food secure Africa in Davos #wef2019

News: Effective extension services to accelerate agricultural development

News: Partnering for Africa’s Century: Innovation and Leadership as Drivers of Growth and Productivity in Rural Areas

News: AGRA Chair, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, Tops Global Facebook Engagement List 2018

Press Releases: PRESS RELEASE: Nominations Open for 2019 Africa Food Prize

News: Savings but no title deed? Loans help Kenyan women turn idle land into gold

News: Irrigation doubles African food production

News: Green Agriculture: Moroccan Agriculture Minister Mr. Akhannouch receives Dr. Kalibata

News: Livestock business helps Isiolo women pay fees, medical bills

News: Kenyan dairy farmers ‘defy the norm’

News: Small-scale horticultural farmers speak out

News: Strive Masiyiwa and Dr. Agnes Kalibata named among the Most Influential Africans of 2018